AUTHOR NOTES

GLASS RAIN—the poetry by Margaret Roxby

“MY FIFTIETH BIRTHDAY” is one of the first poems the author wrote on the subject of aging. It is interesting to note that her son was born the year of her fortieth birthday which means at fifty she was mother to a ten-year-old boy and a daughter who was a freshman in college.

REFRACTIONS— a poem by Robert Roxby

“Birthday ’93” was intended as a birthday gift for the poet’s wife. It was discovered in his poetry journal. It is included this week as she was born on October 12. Many of the images used reflect their shared history in Wheeling, West Virginia.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—the poetry of Kathleen Roxby

“THERE WAS A LITTLE GIRL WHO CRIED WHILE THE SUN SHINED IN HER SMILE” first appeared in 2000 in the author’s chapbook, Chameleon Woman. This piece is another the author wrote during her battle with depression. It is included this week for United Nations Day  of the Girl Child.